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Securities regulators are poised to complete rules requiring companies to disclose the pay gap between chief executives and employees, putting in place a measure without broad exclusions sought by companies, people familiar with the deliberations said Monday.

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The Dodd-Frank regulatory overhaul, the most sweeping financial legislation in a generation, turns five this week. Debate over the law's impact continues to rage. Proponents say it made the financial system safer by making banks less risky. Detractors say the law has hurt smaller banks and hamstrung the economy.

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WASHINGTON-One month ago, Sen. Elizabeth Warren laid into Mary Jo White 's running of the Securities and Exchange Commission. On Friday, Ms. White punched back. In a letter to Ms. Warren released Friday, Ms. White denied the agency had been soft in punishing wrongdoers, saying the commission brought a record number of enforcement cases-as well as a record amount of fines-in the most recently completed fiscal year.

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WASHINGTON- A former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is faulting the New York Stock Exchange for its handling of a nearly four-hour trading glitch Wednesday, saying the exchange should have done a better job preparing for the mishap and communicating with investors.

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Panel votes 3-2 to force companies to revoke bonuses if statements contain errors WASHINGTON-U.S. securities regulators proposed rules requiring public companies to "claw back" some of their top executives' compensation if their firms' financial statements later turn out to have contained errors.

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Proposed rule tightens restrictions on overseas units of U.S. banks WASHINGTON-U.S. swaps regulators sought to close a legal loophole that allowed American banks to shift some of their business overseas to avoid tough U.S. rules. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Monday voted 4-0 to propose tighter restrictions on certain swaps booked by overseas branches of U.S.

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Rules would make it easier for activist investors to put director nominees in front of shareholders WASHINGTON-Wall Street's top securities cop gave a boost to activist investors on Thursday by backing new rules that would make it easier for investors to put their nominees for corporate directors in front of shareholders.

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Financial firms are pushing policy makers to scale back key portions of a controversial Obama administration plan that would impose new standards on brokers and insurance agents paid to give retirement advice, according to industry officials.

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WASHINGTON-As the Obama administration looks to fill a vacancy on the Securities and Exchange Commission, a potential hurdle has emerged from an unexpected source: former SEC officials who are warning candidates that the agency has become dysfunctional.

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Tighter restrictions eyed for overseas units included on U.S. parents' financial statements WASHINGTON-The overseas units of large U.S. banks would face tougher restrictions on their swaps trading under steps proposed by a top U.S. regulator. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Timothy Massad, in a speech, proposed requiring offshore units of large American banks to adhere to CFTC rules even in cases where the units' U.S.